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Kotomora

宜

best regards, good

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • ギ

Kun'yomi

  • よろ.しい
  • よろ.しく

Nanori

  • き
  • たか
  • のぶ
  • のり
  • よし

Meaning

宜 centers on what is fitting, proper, or good in a social or situational sense. Its meanings of 'best regards' and 'good' both express a sense of appropriate, favorable treatment or condition.

Most common words using 宜

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  • 宜しくよろしく
    N4

    well; properly; suitably

  • 宜しいよろしい
    N4

    good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do; may; can

  • 便宜べんぎ
    N1

    convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency

  • 適宜てきぎ
    N1

    suitable; appropriate; fitting; proper

  • 便宜上べんぎじょう

    for convenience; as a matter of convenience

  • 宜しゅうよろしゅう

    best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

  • 宜候ようそろ

    keep (it) steady (after a turn)

  • 時宜じぎ

    right time; appropriate time; season's greetings

  • どうぞ宜しくどうぞよろしく
    N2

    pleased to meet you; how do you do

  • どうか宜しくどうかよろしく

    please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; I look forward to working with you

  • 一寸宜しいちょっとよろしい

    (can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?

  • 事宜じぎ

    fitting thing

  • 便宜を図るべんぎをはかる

    to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

  • 便宜主義べんぎしゅぎ

    opportunism; expediency

  • 便宜的べんぎてき

    convenient; expedient; makeshift

  • 便宜結婚べんぎけっこん

    marriage for convenience

  • 便宜置籍船べんぎちせきせん

    flag-of-convenience ship; ship flying a flag of convenience

  • 宜むべ

    truly; indeed

  • 宜しかったらよろしかったら

    if you don't mind; if you like

  • 宜しきを得るよろしきをえる

    to be just about right; to be quite appropriate

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Etymology

宜 is thought to combine 宀 (roof) with 且, which may have originally depicted a pile of meat on a stand, suggesting an offering under a roof. This developed into the idea of something fitting or proper.

Meaning mnemonic

Under a roof 宀, an offering 且 is placed. The offering is exactly what is proper and good for the occasion, like giving best regards.

Reading mnemonic

For ギ, imagine giving a proper gift under the roof: gift -> ギ, and the gift is a fitting gesture of best regards.